Animal Welfare Information Center Bulletin, Summer 2000, Vol. 11 No. 1-2

http://altweb.jhsph.edu/

Altweb is a collaborative effort funded by the Alternatives Research & Development Foundation, the Doerenkamp - Zbinden Foundation, the Humane Society of the United States, the Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare at the National Institutes of Health, and the Procter & Gamble Company. It is being developed by the Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing at Johns Hopkins University, in collaboration with the Altweb Project Team (see sidebar), to serve academic, industrial, and government scientists; educators; the media; and the general public.

Altweb is intended to foster development of scientifically acceptable in vitro and other alternatives to animal testing. Alternatives are defined as methods that reduce animal use, replace whole animal tests, or refine existing tests by minimizing animal distress.

Need help locating alternatives databases or funding sources? Check out Science & Regulations. Want to learn about the latest software and other computer resources available for your junior high? See Educational Resources. Want to know more about the history of the alternative movement? See General Information.

This site will change rapidly, based on your feedback. So check back often. We hope to make Altweb increasingly comprehensive and interactive.

Alternatives to Animal Testing

Refinement -- Reduction -- Replacement

The Altweb Project Team is responsible, together with the web site manager and web site editor, for providing the vision and direction for the site. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive global resource, with scientifically accurate, timely information about alternatives.

The project team includes representatives from the following organizations:

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), USDA
• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC), Agricultural Research Service, USDA
• The Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC)
• Center for Laboratory Animal Welfare (CLAW) at the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments (FRAME)
• Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
• Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)
• Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
• Laboratory Animal Unit, Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine, Oslo
• NORINA
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH
• Procter & Gamble Company
• Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
• University of California Center for Animal Alternatives
• University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
  Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal Use
• PREX Online Databases
• ZEBET

Web Sponsors

• Alternatives Research & Development Foundation
• Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
• Humane Society of the United States
• Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare, National Institutes of Health
• Procter & Gamble Company
• Regina Bauer Frankenberg Foundation for Animal Welfare

We invite you to join the Altweb team as a sponsor, project team member, or supporter of CAAT programs. For more information about sponsoring the web site or joining the project team, please contact us at Altweb, c/o Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health, 111 Market Place, Suite 840, Baltimore, MD 21202-6709 USA, tel: 410-223-1612, fax: 410-223-1603, e-mail: altweb@jhsph.edu.

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